pussy pass

This is very strange. Her execution might have "stirred an unusual amount of attention because of her gender", but she got the death penalty and her two male accomplices didn't. Why didn't the pussy pass work here?

"It won't buy you any wine," Paxton told him.

"I know that," the drunk replied in an insulted tone. "It's a pussy pass, ain't it?"

Paxton grinned wearily. "How would you know that? You'd rather have a snort than a screw any day."